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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Kristin Contino

Princess Diana Had Her Wedding Dress Designers Sew an Unusual Token Into Her Gown on What She Called "Worst Day of My Life"

Princess Diana waving in her wedding dress and tiara from a carriage.

Even 44 years later, Princess Diana's fairytale wedding dress is still one of the most talked about gowns in history. The voluminous gown, designed by Elizabeth and David Emanuel, featured a record-breaking 25-foot-long train, a 153-yard veil and plenty of romantic ruffles. But for her July 29, 1981 wedding to Prince Charles, Lady Diana Spencer requested her dress designers include a special good luck charm hidden inside her gown.

Per the Express, the princess had the Emanuels sew an "18-carat Welsh gold horseshoe brooch" into her gown. The good luck charm was hidden in the back of her dress, but sadly, it failed to bring Diana the lucky day (or marriage) that the young bride hoped for ahead of her wedding.

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